Update 22 Sep 2013: Vettel wins Singapore Grand Prix
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany holds the trophy
on the podium after winning the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix. (AFP
PHOTO/ROSLAN RAHMAN)
Sebastian Vettel took a huge step towards his fourth straight world title on Sunday with a superlative victory in Singapore that left his rivals fighting for scraps.
The German, starting from pole, fought off Nico Rosberg in the first corner and despite a safety car intervention, he was untouchable as he scored his third win in a row and a hat-trick of wins in Singapore.
Ferrari's Alonso finished second to keep up the title pressure on Vettel, who now leads the championship by 60 points from the Spaniard with six races remaining.
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In Pictures: Singapore Grand Prix 2013Sebastian Vettel took a huge step towards his fourth straight world title on Sunday with a superlative victory in Singapore that left his rivals fighting for scraps.
The German, starting from pole, fought off Nico Rosberg in the first corner and despite a safety car intervention, he was untouchable as he scored his third win in a row and a hat-trick of wins in Singapore.
Ferrari's Alonso finished second to keep up the title pressure on Vettel, who now leads the championship by 60 points from the Spaniard with six races remaining.
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The Associated Press/Wong Maye-E - Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel,
left, of Germany celebrates while his team principal Christian Horner,
right, looks on, after winning the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix
The German, starting from pole, fought off Nico Rosberg on the first bend and despite a safety car intervention, he was untouchable as he took his third win in a row and a hat-trick of wins in Singapore.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished second to keep up the title pressure on Vettel, who now leads the championship by 60 points from the Spaniard with six races remaining.
Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen braved back pain to finish third but there was disaster for Red Bull's Mark Webber, whose late charge ended in a blown engine and a ride back to the pits on the wing of Alonso's Ferrari.
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David Beckham appears at the Singapore GP
Beckham is given a tour of the
Mercedes GP team garage by Mercedes GP Team Principal Ross Brawn during
the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at Marina Bay Street Circuit on
September 22, 2013 in Singapore.
Vettel rules again at Singapore GP. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel conquers the Marina Bay circuit for the third time, and marches 60 points clear of Fernando Alonso in his quest for a fourth straight world title.
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Business still poor during Singapore GP despite promotions
Not many shoppers visited Marina Square yesterday, in line with a trend over the years of people giving the Marina Bay area a wide berth during the F1 week because of road closures.
Some retailers at Raffles City, CityLink Mall, Marina Square, Esplanade and Suntec City say takings plunge by as much as 50 per cent during race week, as regular shoppers stay away.
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Singapore Grand Prix attracting more foreign visitors
The track for the upcoming Formula One Singapore Grand Prix. (AFP/ROSLAN RAHMAN)
The Singapore Grand Prix is gaining more traction internationally with over 40 per cent of race visitors this year coming from overseas, said Singapore's Second Minister for Trade and Industry S Iswaran
Revealing
this on the sidelines of a visit to the Formula One circuit on
Thursday, he said this is slightly higher than the average in previous
years.
Mr Iswaran said that with stronger visitor arrivals, tourist spending is expected to rise as well.
Singapore Grand Prix tickets almost sold out
In Pictures: Singapore Grand Prix 2013
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8 things to do during Formula 1 weekend (other than visit the race track)
In case the closed roads and relentless advertising weren’t enough of a clue, F1 season is upon us.
But just because downtown Singapore will be transformed into a giant race track over the weekend doesn’t mean that you need to be a racing enthusiast to appreciate it.
Click through to see the promotions, the parties, and more activities you can enjoy outside of the Grandstand. Best of all, most of these are exclusive, giving them the same sheen of glamour that is so particular to the Singapore Grand Prix.
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Tips on getting a taxi during Formula One period
Getting a Taxi is always a nightmare during the Singapore Formula 1 period. As a Taxi Driver, I would give tips and loopholes to get a taxi during the period.
Here we goes …. Let see a statement from LTA: Non Operation of ERP Gantries during Race Week
As the ERP gantries may interfere with sensitive video transmission equipment used for the race, the following ERP gantries that are within the proximity of the race circuit will not be in operation. Vehicles going under these gantries during the specified dates and time will not be charged:
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Hotels around F1 track expect to rake in higher revenue
A general view of the lighted circuit for the F1 Singapore Grand Prix night race in Singapore. (AFP PHOTO/FILES/ROSLAN RAHMAN)
Hotels around the Formula One track in Singapore expect to rake in higher revenues during the upcoming night race, even though Singapore had hosted the race for the last six years.
Ritz Carlton Millennia Singapore said half of its rooms for this year's race have already been booked as soon as last year's F1 race ended.
Room rates during the race would go between S$1,250 and S$20,000 per night with a required minimum stay of two nights.
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Full house expected at hotels during F1
Hotels expect booming business when the Singapore Grand Prix (SGP) zooms into town later this month.
The Ritz-Carlton, Swissotel The Stamford and Mandarin Oriental are anticipating a full house during the Sept 20 to 22 event despite higher room prices, even as others roll out new packages and fringe activities to cash in on the sixth year of the event.
Pan Pacific Singapore, for instance, has a new room package, starting from $3,199, which includes SGP tickets and a shuttle service to the shopping district and the race track. This and another package offering rooms with panoramic views at $1,100 a night have proven a hit.
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Over 1,000 POSB customers to be invited to F1
race
A shot from the 2012 Formula One (F1) SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. POSB is inviting over 1,000 customers to watch the F1 race this weekend, it said on Wednesday, Sept 18, 2013. -- ST FILE PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
POSB is inviting over 1,000 customers to watch the Formula One (F1) race this weekend, it said on Wednesday.
"Invitations have been extended based on a combination of criteria, including the length and depth of a customer or their family's relationship with POSB," it said in a press release.
The bank also recently raised over $1.1 million for children at the POSB PAssion Run for Kids 2013
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SBS Transit to extend train, bus operating hours for F1 weekend
People boarding the bus (Photo: Francine Lim, channelnewsasia.com)
SBS Transit trains and LRT services will run later into the night during the F1 Singapore Grand Prix weekend from September 20 to 22.
Operation hours on the North East Line will be extended by more than an hour, and the train frequency after midnight on all three days will be six minutes.
The last train on Sengkang and Punggol LRT will be extended to meet the last NEL train arrival.
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SMRT to extend train, bus feeder, LRT services for F1 weekend
File photo of an SMRT train pulling up alongside a platform station in Singapore
Trains, bus feeder services and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system managed by public transport operator SMRT will extend their running hours during the Formula 1 weekend.
More train trips will also be added from September 20 to 22 as Singapore hosts the Grand Prix night race.
The last train heading towards the north, south, east and west will leave City Hall station at 1:11am
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Four special bus services during F1 weekend
SBS Transit will extend its train operating hours and offer four special bus services during the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix weekend from next Friday till Sunday.
The special bus services - NS16, EW5, EW27 and EW1 - will serve residents in Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Boon Lay and Pasir Ris in the wee hours of the morning. They will complement the extended MRT hours, with a flat fare of $1.50 per ride.
These are in addition to the Nite Owl bus services that operate on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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F1: Hard for Caterham to overtake big boys
Formula One has long been synonymous with a champagne-popping, party-hopping lifestyle embraced by its drivers and fans. But beyond the glitz and glamour, it is also a gritty, never-ending race for survival
Just ask Caterham Technology chief Mike Gascoyne, who has been with the team since their inception in 2010 under the Lotus moniker. For the Malaysian-owned outfit, uncorking bottles of bubbly on the podium is still a distant dream. After 31/2 seasons of racing, they are still chasing a first top-10 finish.
"The fact that new teams like us still haven't scored a point shows how bloody difficult it is," Gascoyne noted. The Briton was in town recently to deliver lectures to budding engineers at local tertiary institutions
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The Singapore Grand Prix - did you know?
Did you know that the Marina Bay Street Circuit covers an area of 799,000 square metres, the equivalent of 112 full-size football pitches? Ahead of the 2013 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix, we present a plethora of fascinating facts and figures about the race
• The Singapore Grand Prix has been run five times previously, all at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The inaugural event in 2008 was the first F1 race to be run at night under floodlights and was won, somewhat controversially, by Renault’s Fernando Alonso.
• The infrastructure required to hold a race on Singapore’s streets is considerable: over 10 kilometres of debris fencing is used, as well as around 2,600 concrete barriers, over 1,600 TecPro barriers and around 1,500 lights to illuminate the circuit.
• The Marina Bay Street Circuit has 23 corners - the most of any circuit on the calendar.
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S'pore Grand Prix: Six years on and still a spectacle
The machines have arrived. So too most of the estimated 500 tonnes of equipment
But even as Singapore awaits the roar of the Formula One cars' 2.4-litre V8 engines later this week, and last-minute touches are put on the Marina Bay Street Circuit, there is no doubt that there is a buzz about town.
Only limited tickets to the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix are available with just six days to go and organisers say they have already exceeded last year's total attendance of 84,317. A full-sized Mercedes show car, together with personal racing gear from the 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton, went on display at UBS' One Raffles Quay headquarters last week. The Swiss bank is a global partner of F1.
Even non-trackside facilities have been getting in on the act. At Royal Plaza on Scotts, a life-sized car made of pasta by a team of 18 chefs and culinary staff has been placed in the hotel's lobby. And under the Rev-Up @Orchard campaign, held in conjunction with Grand Prix Season Singapore 2013, Ferrari and Mercedes show cars and official F1 merchandise stores dot the nation's prime shopping belt. All this, for a race that is into its sixth edition.
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